Features & Benefits

As mandatory ESG and climate disclosure requirements take effect (Took effect in Australia on 1 January 2025), access to trusted data is critical. Converting raw data into actionable insights provides organisations with the analysis required to make informed strategic decisions in response to environmental and social shifts. Most importantly, the ESG Dataset delivers a holistic view of your total risk profile and that of your business counterparties.

  • Enhance competitive benchmarking

    Benchmark your business against peers and your industry with market insights around the credit industry in Australia. Standard and Custom Peer Group benchmarking is also available (subject to Equifax approval), allowing you to compare your market share against similar organisations for strategic benchmarks.

  • Auditable climate data for Australian companies

    With coverage of 5M+ Australian entities, the ESG Dataset delivers the auditable metrics required to meet regulatory reporting requirements including:

    • Physical climate exposure
    • Transition risk exposure
    • Scope 3 supply chain emissions
    • Portfolio risk concentration
    • Climate scenario analysis
  • Streamlining manual data collection and analysis for climate-related financial disclosure requirements

    The ESG Dataset leverages Equifax expertise in data intelligence and risk analytics to deliver cleansed, structured data. This helps eliminate the friction of manual data collection for climate-related financial disclosure requirements (CRFD) by matching disparate records and aggregating data to provide a 360-degree view of companies and officers. In addition, proprietary data and algorithms help to create valuable insights, allowing you to move beyond compliance to risk-informed execution.

  • Structured, verified data for automated Scope 3 reporting

    Updated monthly in alignment with APRA and ISSB frameworks, the ESG Dataset serves as a highly effective supplier climate risk screening tool and Scope 3 emissions database across all active Australian companies. 

  • 135 separate data fields for comprehensive insights

    The ESG Dataset provides 135 distinct data fields per Business, allowing you to access the specific information that aligns with your business use case: 

    • Statutory governance: 26 data fields including ABN/ACNN, registered and trading addresses, and group structure 
    • Financial summary: 2 data fields including employee count and estimated turnover bands
    • Industry analysis: 36 data fields including full ANZSIC coverage and proprietary real-time industry classification
    • Emissions Analysis: 7 data fields including emissions summary and tCO2e (tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) min/max values
    • Climate Risk Analysis: 29 data fields including timeseries (last 3 decades) flood, water and bushfire risk coded to postcode location and distance from event
    • Diversity Analysis: 4 data fields including corporate and officer gender
    • Resilience and Transition Risk: 23 data fields
    • Governance: 10 data fields
    • Impact Score: 4 data fields including overall director risk and ESG scores
  • Customisable reports to visualise data

    Generate and customise a selection of reports to transform raw data into usable strategic insights and satisfy reporting mandates, including: 

    • Risk analysis
    • Bulk volume analysis
    • Comparator identification
    • Benchmarking
    • Portfolio analysis
    • Target market mapping
    • Supply chain analysis
    • Customer segmentation
  • Connecting climate risk indicators to real-world business issues

    The ESG Dataset bridges the gap between raw climate data and commercial application, supporting a diverse range of use cases:

    • Climate reporting: a strong data foundation for mandatory climate disclosure requirements.
    • Supply chain risk: identifying where climate-related risks exist and how they impact suppliers.
    • Portfolio analytics: insights for banks, insurers, investors and enterprises to understand ESG exposure across customer groups.
    • Credit risk integration: analysing how ESG indicators impact credit decisioning and ongoing monitoring, including early warning indicators.
    • Insurance: assessing, monitoring and reporting on climate and ESG exposure to refine risk selection and inform underwriting.
    • Regulatory reporting: providing structured data for mandatory climate and ESG reporting.